National Book Critics Circle

May, 2012

NBCC Reads, New Journalism Precursors Edition: Capote, West, Mitchell, and Orwell

by Mark Athitakis | May-11-2012

Many of the respondents to our latest NBCC Reads question selected literary journalists who are currently working. Before getting into those, however, let's...read »

NBCC Reads: Richard Melo on Tom Wolfe

by | May-10-2012

The latest NBCC Reads question asks: What is your favorite work of literary journalism? Here, member Richard Melo considers the legacy of Tom Wolfe: Tom...read »

NBCC Reads: Favorite Literary Journalism Works by Wolfe and Mailer

by Mark Athitakis | May-09-2012

When it comes to great works of literary journalism, consensus is hard to come by. NBCC members and friends responded to our latest NBCC Reads question with...read »

Roundup: Cesar Aira, Laurent Binet, Toni Morrison, and More

by Mark Athitakis | May-07-2012

What distinguishes a book review in a newspaper or magazine from a user review on Amazon? Researchers at the Harvard Business School are studying the...read »

NBCC Reads: Geoff Dyer’s Favorite Works of Literary Journalism

by Mark Athitakis | May-04-2012

Next week we'll begin posting responses we received to the spring NBCC Reads question: What is your favorite work of literary journalism? To get the ball...read »

Small Press Spotlight: Douglas Ray

by Rigoberto Gonzalez | May-02-2012

Author Photo: Jane Rule Burdine He Will Laugh, Lethe Press, 2012. Douglas Ray, a 2010 Lambda Literary Foundation poetry fellow, teaches at Indian...read »

April, 2012

Roundup: Los Angeles Festival of Books, Daniel Sada, Anna Quindlen, more

by Mark Athitakis | Apr-30-2012

Last weekend marked the 17th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which attracted plenty of big names, including NBCC nonfiction winner Steve Lopez,...read »

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